The chart above shows the number of homes built between 2000 and 2009 in two cities, Derby and Nottingham.

The bar chart gives information about how many

houses

were built each

year

in

Derby

and

Nottingham

from 2000 to 2009.

Overall

,

it is clear that

both figures for

houses

built in

two

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cities witnessed a great fluctuation and significant increase over the 9-

year

period.

In addition

,

Derby

had more

houses

which were built per

year

in comparison to

Nottingham

except for 2000, 2001 and 2007. In the beginning, the

figure

for

houses

constructed in

Derby

started at just over 45

while

Nottingham

’s

figure

began at 50. After 3 years, an upward trend to more than 100 was seen in the number of newly built homes in

Derby

before remaining the same until 2006.

By contrast

,

Nottingham

witnessed a slight decrease to less than 30 in 2002

then

fluctuating around 50.

Moreover

, the

figure

for

houses

built in

Nottingham

hit the lowest point of nearly 10

houses

in 2006 and just over 10 in 2008.

However

, in 2007, there seems to be a reverse trend that shows more than 190

houses

were constructed in

Nottingham

compared with more than 100 in

Derby

.

Lastly

, in the final

year

, the number of

houses

constructed per

year

in

Derby

reached the highest point at approximately 350

houses

while

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figure

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Nottingham

grew dramatically and finished at less than 100

houses

.